Chicago Botanic Garden

Name: Chicago Botanic Garden
Address: 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL, 60022, US
Telephone: +18478355440
Rating: 4.8

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Chicago Botanic Garden

The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre living plant museum. The Chicago Botanic Garden is a world-renowned living museum and so much more.
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Its roots grow throughout greater Chicago and beyond, inspiring all people to connect with plants. The Garden helps build healthier communities through urban agriculture, offers lifelong learning opportunities, leads pioneering plant conservation research, and showcases the beauty of horticulture. The Garden is a nonprofit organization run as a public/private partnership with the Forest Preserves of Cook County. Learn more at www.chicagobotanic.org.

09/03/2026

Something frightfully fun is coming to the Garden. Get tickets for 🎃 and enjoy a slightly sinister night out this October filled with artist-carved pumpkins featuring Halloween movies, native Illinois wildlife, Día de los Mu***os, and more: www.chicagobotanic.org/halloween

09/02/2026

Get ready to bubble over with excitement! 🫧Glowby the Bubbler returns to the Garden Sept. 12 and 13, offering interactive improv for all ages at Festival Field from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the fun, and explore Evanescent, the larger-than-life iridescent bubbles. Plan your visit: www.chicagobotanic.org/shimmering

09/01/2026

Shop a wide variety of bulbs during our Bulk Bulb Sale starting today through Sept. 27. The Woman’s Board of the Chicago Horticultural Society is offering a special selection of spring blooming bulbs bundled in larger quantities. Plus, members receive 10% off. Start planning your spring garden: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/bulb

08/31/2026

Starting to plan your garden’s transition to fall? 🍂Sign-up for Autumn Container Workshop on Sept. 10 and create a beautiful container filled with cool-season plants suited for full sun or partial shade. Design your container with a mix of annuals, perennials, cool-season vegetables, gourds and more. Register today: https://chgobg.org/4zIDvF0

08/28/2026

Think chrysanthemums are just for fall? Think again! While mums are often treated as fall annuals in Chicagoland, many are hardy perennials that can bring color back to your garden year after year. The Garden’s Plant Evaluation Program recently released their Plant Evaluation Notes on chrysanthemums, which includes results from a completed trial of 21 cultivars of perennial chrysanthemums from 2021 through 2025. Learn more about the trial and see which varieties received four-star excellent ratings: www.chicagobotanic.org/plant-evaluation/chrysanthemums

08/26/2026

Make time for one last butterfly-filled adventure. 🦋 Wander through Butterflies & Blooms before it closes for the season on Sept. 7 and get an up-close look at colorful species native to South America, Asia, and even Illinois. Learn more: www.chicagobotanic.org/butterflies

08/25/2026

Get ready to let the gourd times roll at 🎃. Our eerie nighttime trail aglow with elaborate artist-carved pumpkins will bring 150 years of Cubs baseball, comic books, dragons and more to life. Start planning your Halloween adventure before tickets vanish: www.chicagobotanic.org/halloween

08/24/2026

Sign-up for Outdoor Sunset Candlelight Yoga Nidra on Sept. 8 and relax in a soothing, candlelit atmosphere. Breathe deeply while moving and stretching to release tension, then settle into a restorative posture and practice yoga sleep. Register today: https://chgobg.org/3Sn4YLC

08/19/2026

Bubble art, juggling, and hula hoops? Yes, please!✨🫧 Back by popular demand, enjoy hands-on juggling and hula-hooping fun among larger-than-life iridescent bubbles at Festival Field on Aug. 22 and 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plan your visit for the whole family today: www.chicagobotanic.org/shimmering

08/18/2026

Join us for Heirloom Fest: Tomatoes & More on Aug. 22 and 23 to discover incredible varieties of heirloom tomatoes, other vegetables, fruits, and flowers that you don’t find in most grocery stores. Check out live demonstrations and gather expert tips from growing heirlooms in containers to saving seeds for next year’s garden. Learn more: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/calendar/event/heirloom-tomato-weekend

Address

1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL
60022

Telephone

+18478355440

Website

https://www.chicagobotanic.org/

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